last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
at the last moment; this late in the game
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
water outlet; tap; faucet
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
top of the head; crown of the head
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
after a long time; for the first time in a while
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to prostrate oneself before
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to come to an end; to close the curtain
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant