trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to become hoarse; to become husky
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
secondary armament (of a warship); secondary battery; secondary gun
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hoarse voice; husky voice
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to leave as is; to ignore
in order; in turn; one by one
countermeasure; counter-measure
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gale; violent (strong) wind
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)