to become hoarse; to become husky
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
one edge; one end; one side
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
general mobilization; full mobilization
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to shave off; to scrape off
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
traitor (to one's country)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
repentance; confession; penitence
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt