at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to recall; to remember; to recollect
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
forcibly; against one's will
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in this way; thus; such; uh...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to escape death; to be saved from death
just because; even if; even though
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the matter you have been talking about
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being