to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to push aside; to push one's way through
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
base (military, expedition, etc.)
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
underground organization; underground organisation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
apparent; obvious; very clear
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi