sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
it seems so; that's what it looks like
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
leader (of an alliance); leading power
house where the family is out
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
several times (as large, over)
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking