to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
heaps of corpses all around
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
shoji (paper sliding door)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
completely submerged (e.g. in water); completely soaked (e.g. with rain)
giant arm; huge arm; oversized arm
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to practice magic; to practise magic
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation