misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to force open; to push open
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
counter for drops of liquid
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
holding food in one's mouth; food held in one's mouth
stepwise; one step at a time
threat; intimidation; menace
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!