ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
third stage; three stages
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
intelligence; intellect; brains
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
time and time again; many times; a number of times
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
pale; pallid; bluish-white
magic sword; cursed sword
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to slash downward; to cut down
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
latent disposition; inner feelings
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage