being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
innermost depths of one's heart
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to squeeze out; to wring out
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to use up all one's strength; to die
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
sardonic laugh; scornful smile