to step firmly; to harden by treading
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to strangle; to constrict
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
piling up; multiple layers
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
principle; theory; fundamental truth
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday