to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
senior; veteran; old-timer
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
iron hammer; crushing blow
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
quickly; swishing; whooshing
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to show; to bare (the teeth)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to become hoarse; to become husky
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
one edge; one end; one side
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé