only; merely; but; no more than
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
two times; twice; two degrees
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to find out; to discover; to locate
pale; pallid; bluish-white
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin