manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
none of your business; not your concern
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
wrong; different; not like that
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fate; chance; relationship; tie
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
reopening; resumption; restarting
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
late at night; at a late hour
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
four corners; four ordinal directions
right side; right-hand side
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner