why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes