last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
this (very thing); this precisely
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to step on (something) and break it
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
cannot be helped; unavoidable
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
like this; this sort; this way
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
with a crack; with a smash
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to blow out; to spout out
heart sound; cardiac sound
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation