to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
serious; severe; grave; acute
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld