lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (of time); to elapse
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
up until now; as recently as the present
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
according to plan; as planned; on target