darkish; dusky; dark; murky
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to hit hard; to strike hard
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
messenger; envoy; emissary
covert action; covert operations
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
restoration; repair; mending
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to subsist; to keep on living
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled