to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sting operation; undercover investigation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
foundation stone; cornerstone
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
column shape; cylinder; columnar
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to succeed; to bear fruit
health management; health maintenance; health care