end of life; death; breathing one's last
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
leaving everything up to someone else
without trouble; easily; readily
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
such; this sort of; like this
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)