sentence; verdict; pronouncement
breaking off; snapping off
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
light color; light colour
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to run about trying to escape
snake; serpent; large snake
several minutes; a few minutes
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
if so; in that case; in that situation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
grudge; complaint; reproach
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels