to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
each; (arch.) you (plural)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
unusual; serious; incomparable
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
sprinting; running as fast as one can
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
intuition; instinct; hunch
lately; recently; these days
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to breathe out; to exhale
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes