exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
spider's thread; spider silk
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to suffer damage; to be deceived
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
strong person; the strong; the powerful
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to tumble down; to roll down