death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to overdo; to do too much
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to repeat; to do over again
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
dry riverbed; river beach
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished