to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
firm; strong; solid; stable
side effect; adverse reaction
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
prospects of victory; chances of success
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate