bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
low dining table; tea table
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
sharp parting remark; parting threat
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
abusive language; violent language; wild words
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
attendance; presence; appearance
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to forget to say; to forget to mention
all you want; as much as one wants
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
exclamation mark; exclamation point
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided