to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
body and soul; mind and body
to sink (into); to get depressed
atonement; redemption; compensation
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
in process; during execution; runtime
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
drunkenness; intoxication
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
homogenization; homogenisation
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment