for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to burst open; to pop; to split
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
to complete decisively; to do to completion
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
law-like nature; regularity
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping