to take someone's life; to kill someone
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
big man; large man; tall man; giant
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
form; shape; figure; morph
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
consumption; expenditure; spending
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
occupation; calling; livelihood
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
to hit hard; to strike hard
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling