grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to form a pair; to pair up
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
God's name; Christ's name
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to await; to wait for; to expect
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to make a speech; to address
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook