edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
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 be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
some people; a few people; several people
small number; few; minority
dealing with; coping with
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate