gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to become dim; to become blurred
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse