dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to take someone's life; to kill someone
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
official announcement; proclamation
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
else; in addition; besides
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)