to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
legacy; inheritance; bequest; legacy (system)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
at that time; in those days
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to call in; to invite; to bring in
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
now that; since; so long as; because
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
inner citadel; core; center; centre
dose; installment; instalment
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
preference; priority; precedence
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality