obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
not caring; not giving a damn
ordinary citizen; the general public
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to leap back; to jump back
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
blow; shock; strike; batting
strength; power; proficiency; ability
even more; still more; further
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
with a momentary flash of light
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat