to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
woman; female; feminine gender
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
meaning; significance; sense
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to speak; to hear a voice
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
single word; a few words; brief comment
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to take care; to mind; to be attentive