maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to name; to call; to christen; to term
quadruped; four-footed animal
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
town; city; municipal; urban
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
mistress; kept woman; concubine