least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
literally; to the letter; literal
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to appear all together; to be all present
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
but; however; provided that
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
trouble; bother; annoyance
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(social) position; status
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...