and yet; though; when; in spite of
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
how; in what way; by what means
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sorry; excuse me; thank you
general; popular; common; typical
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
so; therefore; and; (and) then
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
very loud volume; megavolume
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon