to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(full) moon; moon when it's round
at first; in the beginning; originally
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
death penalty; capital punishment
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
death from disease; death from illness
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
hardships; privations; difficulties