frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
progress; advance; improvement; development
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; citizens; subjects; folk
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suffix for familiar person