to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
special; particular; peculiar; unique
terrain; geographical features; topography
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
other side; opposite side; other party
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to half-rise to one's feet
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(opening of a) wound; cut
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more