vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to slide into; to slip into
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to watch for an unguarded moment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use and then throw away
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
absolute obedience; complete submission
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
ostentation; show; affectation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid