to backfire; to have a harmful result
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
it's no joke; gimme a break!
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to take flight; to disappear
heartstrings; koto string
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
measurement error; calculation error
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
sweeping sideways; mowing down
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous