powerful person; influential person
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
war situation; progress of a battle
hanging; suspending; sling
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to lend an ear to; to listen to
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
indolence; laziness; sloth
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith