it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
lightly; easily; carelessly
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be silent; to say nothing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
snake; serpent; large snake
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
everywhere; all over; throughout
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to run up to; to rush over
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
what kind of; what sort of; what
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to pierce through; to break through
such ... as; or some such
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice