narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to approach; to draw near
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to be hot on a person's heels
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
very loud volume; megavolume
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
acoustic weapon; sonic weapon
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to worry about; to be vexed
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
running the whole distance
battle formation; military formation
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to live through; to survive
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval