to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
at least; at most; (even) just
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to be too late (to be of use)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
(opening of a) wound; cut
to fall flat; to fall face down
reality; actuality; hard fact
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment