to scrutinize; to scrutinise
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
independent action; acting alone
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
not yet known; unknown; strange
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
iron rust; iron hydroxide
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
big man; large man; tall man; giant