life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
entreaty; appeal; petition
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
go that far; to that extent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go out and away; to leave
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
how many people; a number of people
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
several people; a few people
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
in comparison to; rather than
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
moving about; stirring about