determination; conviction
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to fight to the bitter end
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
nape (of the neck); nucha
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
maximum permissible level or dosage
to be intimate with; to befriend
heaps of corpses all around
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
backward somersault; backward roll
full length; total length; overall length
presumption; assumption; estimation
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide