narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
thicket; coppice; brushwood
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
along; parallel to; in accordance with
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
central part; heart (of a city)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to half-rise to one's feet
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
came here; coming here; recently
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to thrust before; to thrust at
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
transcendence; excellence; superiority
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate