to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be injured; to sustain a wound
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
succeeding; following; trailing; next
a long time ago; long ago
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
piece of meat; cut of meat
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
returned goods; returning purchased goods
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)