to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
(made of) stone; stone-built
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
colour; color; hue; tints
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
end of life; death; breathing one's last
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to take someone's life; to kill someone
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
legend; folklore; tradition
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to breathe while sleeping
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)