to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
venomous snake; poisonous snake
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
magical power; mystical force
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless