permanent; perpetual; lasting
blast injury; injury from an explosion
actor; actress; player; performer
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
death penalty; capital punishment
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
extensor (muscle); protractor
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
line between victory and defeat
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to catch the eye; to attract attention
vasopressor; antihypotensive
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon