to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
with a start; with a jump
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to stiffen; to become stiff
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
bluff; false show of power; bold front
growth period; growing season
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
long time; long interval; for quite some time
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be smeared; to be covered
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
loud shout; excited cheering
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to cause someone to worry