to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
sword; blade; single stroke
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
fetters; shackles; restraints
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation