erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to step forward; to volunteer
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to devour; to bite to death
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
chorus; singing in a chorus
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
stabbing to death; putting out
poisoning; kill by poison
(sound of one's) heartbeat
killing by running over with a car or train
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer