to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
don't worry about it; forget about it
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
touché; you've got me there
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
very likely; very probable
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
ash; embers; complete destruction
retention; maintenance; preservation
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
final scene; the end; finale
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(turned out) all right in the end
evil spirit; demon; devil
comparison; something worthy of comparison
tag (children's game); tig
senior; veteran; old-timer
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword