shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
extremely dangerous; full of peril
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
several people; a few people
freely; right and left; as one pleases
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)