thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to order; to command; to appoint
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(religious) faith; belief; creed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to flare up; to burst into flames
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
great war; great battle; world war
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
specialization; specialisation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort