to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
sports ground; playing field; playground
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
piece of meat; cut of meat
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
noisy; confused; uproarious
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)