to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have meaning; to be meaningful
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
(full) moon; moon when it's round
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
surroundings; environs; circumference
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to step firmly; to harden by treading
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
useless; vain; aimless; idle
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
misjudgment; misjudgement
just because; even if; even though
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
to wash clean; to cleanse
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
scattering (in all directions)
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)