to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to scrape off; to shave off
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
colorless and transparent
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to hide; to keep to oneself
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
short time no see; hello again; a short time (since the last time); first in a short while
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
attenuation; damping; decay
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
decoration; ornament; trimmings
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
stifled (laughter); simmering
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
two times; twice; two degrees
hand used like a sword in striking