tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
fat; tallow; lard; grease
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
sense of smell; olfaction
depending on; dependent on
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
last days; the end; one's fate
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
something like ...; something called ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
chief; main; principal; important
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
choices; alternatives; options
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
beyond that point; after that
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive