to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to triumph; to be elated with success
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be badly made; to fail
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(right at the) side; just beside
to thrust away; to send flying
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
in that manner; like that
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to have a talk; to tell a story