to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
most difficult; next to impossible
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded