paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
grip (of hand); grip strength
resolute; determined; bold
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
cutting (apart); splitting; cleaving
root; joint; base; crotch
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
nothing; nil; naught; nought
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
hostility; animosity; enmity
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to practice magic; to practise magic
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)