one theory; one opinion; another theory
to shave off; to scrape off
murder; killing; murderer
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
splinters of glass; glass shards
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
reaching; attaining; arrival
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
body; physique; build; stature
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
thought; consideration; thinking
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)