to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
front; first line; spearhead
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
to complete decisively; to do to completion
inspection; examination; survey
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
under the orders of; by order (command)
self-protection; self-defence
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
repetition mark in katakana
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to start; to begin; to commence