to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat; clothesline
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
regular customer; valued client
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
most attractive feature (of a person)
ill will; malice; evil intent
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
dealing with; coping with
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden