to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
selfishness; selfish motive
letting (someone) die without helping
important place; strategic point; critical location
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
(death from) starvation; starving to death
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
aggression; invasion; raid
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
site; point on a map; spot
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
planned; scheduled; systematic
island in a pond or river
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
high ground; plateau; heights
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
brave general; great soldier
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
nirvana; death of the Buddha
dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)