unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to be born; to come into the world
such; this sort of; like this
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
opposite side; opposition
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
boasting of one's strength
technique; art; skill; move
to compete with; to vie for
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
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
exchange of blows; long rally
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine