chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to make sense; to be consistent
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
body of a snake; serpentine
magic; sorcery; incantation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to live through; to survive
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
match; game; bout; contest
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
directionality; directivity
out of season; unseasonal
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
stone (used for throwing)
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; (arch.) to become exhausted
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
in turns; alternately; in order
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate