to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to take someone's life; to kill someone
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
lightly; easily; carelessly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
consideration; taking into account
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
literally; to the letter; literal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
technique; art; skill; move
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to collapse into; to flop onto
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
something; some kind of; for some reason
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
light blue; pale blue; aqua