meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
good performance; good work; great success
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
centre; center; center fielder
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to cease; to stop; to be over
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to fight against; to oppose; to face
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass