slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
work clothes; business suit
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
with all one's strength; with all one's might
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
craving; longing; thirsting
the same kind; accomplice; partner
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
support; backing; patronage
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
separation; farewell; parting
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart