to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
successively; one after another
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this world; this life; world of the living
supreme; sublime; highest
fast approach; quick intimacy
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
bright red; crimson lotus flower
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to play a leading role; to play a central part
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
temporary; transitory; short-lived
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter