to knock down; to knock off
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
general term; generic name
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
employer's house; master's house
dozens; scores of; decades
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
but; however; even though; even if
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
around the world; throughout the world
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
migratory bird; bird of passage
frequency (of occurrence)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat