back; rear; background; behind the scenes
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
until now; so far; up to the present
offense and defense; offence and defence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
serious crime; grave crime
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
in the end; at the end of the day
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
near oneself; close to one; familiar
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(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"
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care