to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
pale; pallid; bluish-white
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
three; three years of age
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
living room (Western style); sitting room
general; popular; common; typical
home; household; family; hearth
dining; dining room; meal
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
sea of blood; pool of blood
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
by myself; in person; by oneself
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to fly around; to scatter
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to die; to lay down life's burden