salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
covering; protection; backing; relief
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to let an opportunity slip
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
end of life; death; annihilation
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to approach; to draw near
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
higher rank; better position
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action