to stretch (unbend) oneself
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
for dear life; barely escaping alive
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
black stone; black (go pieces)
person affected by a disease; sufferer
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
countermeasure; counter-measure
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
very loud volume; megavolume
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
having a long body; long-bodied
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
this and that; various things
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with