to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
good humour (humor); good mood
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
strainer; colander; filter
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to try all possible means
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to collect information; to gather knowledge
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
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
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation