to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
diagnosis; medical examination
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
principal occupation; core business
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
death penalty; capital punishment
decision; settlement; definition
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
hard (life); tough (world)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
power; authority; jurisdiction