death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
waking; waking up; awakening
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
if so; in that case; in that situation
should do; ought to do; must do
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
this (very thing); this precisely
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
hand used like a sword in striking
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence