support; backing; patronage
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
conversely; on the contrary
to set (sun); to become dark
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
prickling; stinging; tingling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
trivial; not amounting to much
hypodermic needle; injection needle
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
how; in what way; how about; questionable
accurate; correct; precise; exact
cavernous body; body of (genital) erectile tissue (incl. corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum)