sickle and chain (weapon)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
plural; multiple; several
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
from here; from this place
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
staying the night; lodging (at)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
wooden fence; board fence
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)