to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sword; blade; single stroke
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
interval; step; pitch; key
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
secret technique; secret art
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to make sense; to be meaningful
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)