to go too far; to go to excess
personification; impersonation; embodiment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to understand from experience
visual confirmation; sighting
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to lean against; to set against
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
worst; worst-case (scenario)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
corridor; hallway; passageway
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
direct death; death directly caused by an accident, disease, etc.
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
dealing with; coping with
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination