to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
gender; distinction of sex; sex
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
long; drawn-out; very long
to push aside; to brush aside
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
grip (of hand); grip strength
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to wring the neck; to strangle
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view