short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to get between; to be caught in
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall on one's backside
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
a short while ago; already
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
failure; mistake; blunder
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
un-; non-; negative prefix
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)