to be nearing death; to be dying
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
exchange of blows; long rally
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
palm heel; heel of the palm
hand used like a sword in striking
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
convenience; handiness; usefulness
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to express (in words); to confess
(in) the air; midair; sky
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
abandoned factory; disused factory
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
periodic; regular; routine
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
after-sales service; warranty service
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
firm promise; definite promise