nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
behavior; behaviour; manner
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to remove; to move out of the way
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
all present; all concerned; all of us
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
all but dead; half killed
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder