to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to happen to meet; to come across
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
such; this sort of; like this
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to shake; to sway; to waver
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
hairline; borders of the hair
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
health; healthy; sound; fit
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression