to tear off; to strip; to rob
to temper thoroughly; to train well
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
wings and feathers; assistance; aid; help
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
superiority complex; sense of superiority
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true