the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
murder; killing; murderer
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
blunder; slip; error; error
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
shady; underhanded; questionable
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
level; standard; water level