stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
torturing to death; tormenting to death
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to cook (e.g. rice); to boil
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
distention; fullness; inflation; flatulence
to roll up; to be rolled up
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
running as fast as one can
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
covered in mud; mud-caked
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence