death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
top of the head; crown of the head
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
what would (you) do?; what to do about it