to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
large crowd; mass of people
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
battlefield; battleground
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sea of blood; pool of blood
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dozens; scores of; decades
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
older sister; elder sister
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
third day of the month; three days
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to bring up under one's personal care
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
spine; backbone; spinal column
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt