nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
letting (someone) die without helping
icebreaker; breaking the ice
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
throat; important part; vital area
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
another; different; something else
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
physical strength; muscle strength
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
passage; path; route; one's way
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
desperation; struggle to the death
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy