mangy cur; low animal; beast
head start; initiative; preemption
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
at the mercy of (something or someone)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
in deep black; in jet black
resolute; determined; bold
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to take someone's life; to kill someone
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
crucial; critical; vital; core
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to cut; to slit; to slash
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
oral region; regio oralis; kanji radical for "mouth"
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
doing as one is told; yes-man
road mirage; water mirage
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation