last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
directly under; falling perpendicularly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
as soon as possible; ASAP
too (much); overly; excessively
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
spare time; free time; leisure time
if so; in that case; then
to fall; to die; to be defeated
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
many; much; plenty; hardly
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
technical skill; ability; capacity
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
arrest; apprehension; capture
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to mind; to care; to worry
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
spine; backbone; spinal column
to machine; to cut; to scrape
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
union; joining; conjugation
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit