capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
beyond human understanding
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
single flower; one wheel; full moon
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
assistance; backing; reinforcements
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
short pause; short interval
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
meditation; silent contemplation
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman