suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
living person; the living
forbidden area; no-go zone
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
choosing between two things; two choices
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
government office; agency; board
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
dying; death; dead; useless; damned