to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
main cause; primary factor
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
torturing to death; tormenting to death
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
carbonization; carbonisation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to compose; to put together
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
with a (light) slapping sound
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave