to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
serious crime; grave crime
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
death penalty; capital punishment
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in