death by suffocation; death by choking
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
valuable article; valuables
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to take command; to give direction
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
at work; in the midst of work; working
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
how many people; a number of people
please; somehow or other; one way or another
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
calls and sounds made by insects
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
drinking bout; merrymaking