present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
overhasty; rash; premature
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
refinement; narrowing-down
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
riskiness; (level of) danger
double-edged; double-edged blade
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to indicate; to show; to point to
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
trio; gang of three; threesome
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
unable to resist; unable to suppress
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
small number; few; minority
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
so-and-so; who?; which people?
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
final scene; the end; finale
chopping board; cutting board
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
to need; to call for; to require