half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to join forces; to cooperate
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
verge of death; dying moments
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to knock down; to knock off
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to expire; to die; to draw one's last breath
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
to put out; to extinguish
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
indictment; prosecution; complaint
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar