to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
innocent; cherubic; childlike
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
more than usual (usu. time)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to take someone's life; to kill someone
somersault; looping-the-loop
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to be hot on a person's heels
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
directivity; directionality; intentionality
very loud volume; megavolume
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)