extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
certainly; surely; definitely
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
fear; dread; fright; willies
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district