endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to bury; to embed; to implant
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)