to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
surrounding at a distance
several people; a few people
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to hit hard; to strike hard
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
particular; hard to please; fussy
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
great demon; ghostly giant
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
armed forces; military; troops
draw (in competition); tie game
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to spit out; to eject; to dump
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight