cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
covering; protection; backing; relief
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
bashful; shameful; ashamed
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
sword; blade; single stroke
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)