to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to brush off; to shake off
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
flash (of light); glint; schiller
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
twice; again; second time
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
gossip; corner of the mouth
at the last moment; this late in the game
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to shake one's head (in denial)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to surge (water or waves)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces