going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
incident; affair; happening; event
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
end; close; finish; termination
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
mask; disguise; guise; mask
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
official business; public business