to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
(right at the) side; just beside
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final