layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
presumption; assumption; estimation
second (unit of time); arc second
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sea of blood; pool of blood
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
regret; repentance; remorse
belief; faith; conviction
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
remains; corpse; (dead) body
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be away from home; to be out of the house
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum