to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
slightly early; just before
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to distract one's attention
at the last moment; this late in the game
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
useful thing; usable article
flight; desertion; escape
to run away; to escape safely
beforehand; in advance; previously
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead