grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
finishing blow; coup de grâce
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
(in) the air; midair; sky
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
while alive; during one's lifetime
as is habit; the way life normally is
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
first-class goods; A-grade product
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
instead; but (on the other hand)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to temper thoroughly; to train well
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group