empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
double suicide; lovers' suicide
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
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
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
pair; two kinds; two ways
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
capturing something alive
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
one of these days; someday; one day
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
recovery; rescue; recapture
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby