to use up all one's strength
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
length (of an animal); body length
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
double suicide; lovers' suicide
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to show signs of; to appear
to be exhausted; to be worn out
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
official announcement; proclamation
calm; composed; leisurely
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
orders; instructions; directive; command
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
for your information; I'm telling you
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
proposal; proposition; suggestion
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to take someone's life; to kill someone