course; route; path; process; stages
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
strangling (to death); strangulation
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
great emperor; ... the Great
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to wave a flag; to show the way
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
small hill; low hill; hillock