as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
suddenly; all of a sudden
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
entry; approach; penetration
course; route; path; process; means
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
willpower; energy; vitality
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
plural; multiple; several
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to employ; to hire; to charter
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
supply; supplying; replenishment