target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to do someone in; to bump someone off
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to lean back (with one's legs braced); to stretch out (one's limbs) and arch one's back; to act haughtily; to be arrogant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
genuine article; real thing; real deal
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
information; experience; knowledge; observation
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
crown; diadem; bottle cap
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
good performance; good work; great success
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
reputation; respectability
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy