reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
river fish; freshwater fish
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
general mobilization; full mobilization
to pile up; to accumulate
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
latent disposition; inner feelings
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
everything; anything; nothing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to thrust away; to send flying
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb