seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
customs (duties); duty; tariff
person standing watch; guard duty
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
severe; strict; tough; hard
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce