to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to kill by burning to death
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
mass psychology; mob psychology; crowd psychology; herd mentality; group mind
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
threat; intimidation; menace
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
being bunched up together; being crowded together
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
stillness; repose; standing still
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
no, not like that (but like this)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
than; other than; except; but
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
famous sword; excellent sword
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate