thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
close-cropped head; bald hill
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to make a lasting impression
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to read the situation; to sense the mood
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
murder; killing; murderer
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
stupid idiot; total moron
to cut corners; to be shoddy
unconditionally; as a rule
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
remaining; left-over; excess
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to crouch; to squat; to cower