long time; long interval; for quite some time
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
countermeasure; counter-measure
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
offender; criminal; culprit
to pass each other; to cross paths
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in this manner; in this way; like this
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
charred; burnt black; scorched black
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon