putting into operation; invocation
sad to say; how sad; alas
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
invisibly; secretly; privately
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
worthless thing; trivial thing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
threat; intimidation; menace
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination