a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
sanity; consciousness; soberness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to become frayed; to become loose
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone