shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
the others; the remainder
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
longing; great desire; aspiration
belligerence; fighting spirit
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be hot on a person's heels
every other; second; alternate
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to smash; to break into pieces
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
sea of blood; pool of blood
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
riding fast; driving a horse fast
explosion; rupture; break off
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel