sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
without trouble; easily; readily
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
progress; advance; improvement; development
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
incompetent; have no merit
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
a second time; again; once more; twice
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to push aside; to brush aside
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(in) the air; midair; sky
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases