to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
reduction by half; halving
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to attack; to assault; to assail
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sanity; consciousness; soberness
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
-less; lacking; non-existing
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
infancy; childhood; tender age
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
to underrate; to make light of
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
race (of people); type of person
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
mochi; (sticky) rice cake