tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
mass; quality and quantity
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
to not believe one's ears
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
proposal; offer; request; application
in-law; relative by marriage
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual