hostility; animosity; enmity
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to place firmly; to hit very hard
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to wring the neck; to strangle
to speak; to say; to vocalize
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall flat; to fall face down
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
stepwise; one step at a time
to move forward; to move on
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to take someone's life; to kill someone