(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
occurrence; happening; incident; event
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
section; cross section; profile
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
flesh-color; flesh-colour