now that; since; so long as; because
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
breath; breathing; bracelet
to take a breath; to take a short rest
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
(opening of a) wound; cut
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
observation; survey; watching
murder; killing; murderer
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
defeating in an instant; instant kill