in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be silent; to say nothing
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
one-by-one; separately; in detail
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
metallic sound; metallic clank
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole