to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to fall flat; to fall face down
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
upper half of the body; upper body
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to rule; to govern; to administer
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to step forward; to take a step forward
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood