or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
lower half of the body; nether parts
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
innumerable; countless; numberless
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
way; method; means; resource; course
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
negative emotions; negative feelings
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed