all but dead; half killed
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
manifestation (of a celestial being)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
how; in what way; I wonder
passion; temper; irritability
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
dozens; scores of; decades
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to push aside; to brush aside