company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to mark the end; to spell the end
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
self-; from (a time or place)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
sympathy; compassion; pity