to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
in the meanwhile; during the time
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
silence; stillness; quietness
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
woman; female; feminine gender
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
distinction; differentiation; classification
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
product; produce; result; fruit
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
gesture; gesticulation; motion
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
price; cost; value; worth; value
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
menial; meanness; servility; abject
unprecedented; never seen before