with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
lightning strike; lightning bolt
for dear life; barely escaping alive
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
10,000,000,000; ten billion
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
sublime; noble; high-minded
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
jewel; precious stone; gem
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
as far as the eye can see