before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be able to manage somehow or other
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
otherwise; or else; if not
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be found; to be discovered
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant