to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to indicate; to show; to point to
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
clear writing; specification
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
omission (from a list, record, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
alteration; falsification; faking
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
regarding highly; attaching importance to
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion