sea of blood; pool of blood
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
polite; respectful; reverent
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
left side; left-hand side
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
observation; survey; watching
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive