fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to slim down; to lose weight
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to brave a danger; to take a risk
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
both; both sides; both parties
as a child; when one was a child
to indicate; to show; to point to
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
ill will; malice; evil intent
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
incineration; destroy by fire
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to be hot on a person's heels