smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
disturbance; riot; mayhem
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
demon of ill health; disease
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
great mountain; large mountain
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
assertion; declaration; affirmation
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
to be overcome with emotion
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down