to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
distinction; discrimination
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
what's what; heads or tails
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
moving about; stirring about
creation; Creation (by God)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria); black cod; Japanese bluefish; North Pacific bluefish; candlefish; sable
to lay aside; to set aside
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be helpful; to be useful