to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
military shoes; combat boots
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
go that far; to that extent
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to repeat; to be frequent
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river