to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to join forces; to cooperate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
left breast; left side of the chest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
secret; private; surreptitious
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
trembling from fear; trembling all over
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to apologize; to apologise
end of life; death; annihilation
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
like this; in this way; as you see
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
embodiment; realization; materialization
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting