preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
confusion; distraction; derangement
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
snow-white; pure; immaculate
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
large quantity; large amount
to fall from heaven (the sky)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to run around; to bustle about
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember