exhaust sound; exhaust note
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
personal combat; one-to-one fight
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
controlling; suppressing; quelling
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
last century; ancient times
to turn against; to become an enemy
indescribable; having no way to express
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to continue (going along some trend)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest