accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
aimlessly; without a goal
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to accept; to receive; to agree
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
decision; determination; resolution
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
consequence; outcome; result; blame
regret; repentance; remorse
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to suit; to match; to become; to be like