suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to fight against; to oppose; to face
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
for this very reason; that is exactly why
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to order; to command; to appoint
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
wish; desire; request; prayer
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
blow; shock; strike; batting
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
hair (on the head); (a) hair
pressure; oppression; suppression
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"