to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
event; phenomenon; matter
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
cable; wire rope; cableway
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to overflow from something full
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
physical strength; muscle strength
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
acceleration; speeding up
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
a step; short distance; short time
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement