to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
two persons; two people; pair; couple
precipice; cliff; flat head
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
two times; twice; two degrees
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
instant; moment; for an instant
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
desperately; for one's dear life
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
both hands; both arms; ten
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink