defense; defence; safeguard; protection
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to subsist; to keep on living
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
stopping functioning; being out of service
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to form a group; to form a bunch
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to surface; to rise to the surface
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead