mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
weight; heavyweight boxer
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
here and there; in places
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
visualization; visualisation
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
scene; spectacle; sight; view
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
sympathy; empathy; response
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
one's own child; one's own children
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to take someone's life; to kill someone