dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
husband and wife; married couple
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
fever (state of excitement)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in the face of; in defiance of
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
if so; in that case; in that situation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
action of making something; -ification
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still