to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to do someone in; to bump someone off
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
covering; protection; backing; relief
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
unanticipated; unexpected
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity