particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
snake; serpent; large snake
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
living thing; living creature; animal; life
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
hating; strongly disliking
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
news programme; news program
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
time; season; period; phase; stage
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand