recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
two (long cylindrical things)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to pitch forward; to fall forward
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
advance; moving forward; progress
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
beyond that point; after that
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
power; might; authority; influence
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
based on; built on; made from