finishing blow; coup de grâce
prohibition; ban; embargo
polished mirror; clear mirror
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
colleagues; cronies; merry men
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting