murder; homicide; manslaughter
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it's not like; it isn't as if
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
tool; implement; means; furniture
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
book; volume; this; present; main; head
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
forcibly; against one's will