creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
threshold; breaking point
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
as; because; with; due to
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to make an appeal; to urge
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
wickedness; evil; wicked person
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
rescue mission; evacuation operation