to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
to look down over; to look down on
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
correction; revision; amendment
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
accomplishment; execution
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to finish reading; to read through
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking