(it was) not until; (it was) only when
man; male; masculine gender
height (of body); stature
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
audience; spectator; spectators
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
impossible; unlikely; improbable
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
weight (for scales); counterweight
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine