to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
time; hour; period; class
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to lure someone; to entice someone
to feel sick; to be nauseated
24 hours; twenty-four hours
being too late; losing one's final chance
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to talk; to chat; to chatter
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive