to be nearing death; to be dying
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
hoarse voice; husky voice
to have meaning; to be meaningful
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to collapse into; to flop onto
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to leave (a scene); to step away
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to get someone to say; to make someone say
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to distribute; to hand out
(having) life-and-death power (over)