all but dead; half killed
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
matter of time; question of time
right beside; close to; nearby
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thickness; profundity; depth
loose and disheveled hair
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
hand used like a sword in striking
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
palm heel; heel of the palm
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to thrust before; to thrust at
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
end of life; death; annihilation
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order