to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
ending up right back where one started
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
side effect; adverse reaction
restoration; repair; mending
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to be appointed to a rank
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
older sister; elder sister
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man