to grimace; to make a wry face
to beat to death; to kill
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
choices; alternatives; options
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to watch for an unguarded moment
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
behind; in the rear; in back
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to thrust before; to thrust at
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in the midst of the enemy
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
meaning; significance; sense
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)