strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
limbs; arms and legs; body
with a start; with a jump
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
literally; to the letter; literal
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
second (unit of time); arc second
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to push (something) against
heart sound; cardiac sound
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
quiet; still; surreptitious
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
priority; order of precedence
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
along the road; along the way
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
for the first time in one's life
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness