in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
standing tall; towering; soaring
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river