little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
precarious situation; precarious state
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
function; facility; faculty; feature
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
indescribable; having no way to express
moving about; stirring about
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold