the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
-less; lacking; non-existing
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
survival; survivor; relic
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
the last moment; the very end
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
reading partway; leaving half-read
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
bravery; heroism; gallantry
to be hesitant; to feel timid
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
mockery; derision; ridicule
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown