last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
step; stride; counter for steps
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare back at; to look back at
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to squeeze out; to wring out
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself