duty; obligation; responsibility
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
source of information; intelligence source; message source
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied