last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
visual hallucination; vision
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
going straight on; going straight ahead
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
time axis; time basis; timeline
losing move (go, shogi); move that costs one the game
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to take flight; to disappear
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
on the occasion of; at the time of
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
usurpation; taking back; dispossession