to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
indescribable; defying description
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
for the first time in one's life
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to sustain a serious wound
look of death; shadow of death
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
now that; since; so long as; because
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
moment to quit; way to quit
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
exactly as stated; verbatim
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to stare back (at); to glare back