fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
as a nation; with the whole country
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
your body; your health; yourself; you
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry