before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
determination; resolution
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
not understanding; not knowing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
in that manner; like that
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
man who financially depends on a woman
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
police officer; policeman; policewoman
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do