to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to become frayed; to become loose
to flare up; to burst into flames
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
middle of the night; dead of night
mountain road; mountain trail
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
hostility; animosity; enmity
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
lover; mistress; kept woman
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
mortuary makeup; funeral makeup