smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
contest of strength; trial of strength
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
vomiting blood; hematemesis
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
not a little; not a few; considerable
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to be able to be expressed in words; to be sayable
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
desperation; struggle to the death
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
remarkable ability; amazing ability
emperor (of Japan); mikado
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
raging bull; ferocious bull
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
belatedly; though a little too late
diagnosis; medical examination
destruction; collapse; crumbling
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up