to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
bet; wager; stake; gamble
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to underrate; to make light of
three; three years of age
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
personification; impersonation; embodiment
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
protest; refutation; pleading
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
such; like that; that sort of; very
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to breathe out; to exhale
to turn completely into; to become completely
human pillar; human sacrifice
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to