moment by moment; hour by hour
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to squeeze out; to wring out
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
helper; assistant; help; assistance
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
one's own child; one's own children
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
beyond imagination; unimaginable
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
private person; individual
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
just because; even if; even though
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
continuation of war, fighting or battle
to shave off; to scrape off