to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
drawing a sword; drawn sword
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
invisibly; secretly; privately
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
according to plan; as planned
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
legal; lawful; legitimate
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish