real intention; true motive; true meaning
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to prostrate oneself (before)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to stay calm; to keep cool
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to be too late; to be too slow
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
desperation; struggle to the death
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
three; three years of age
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling