cut; notch; end; conclusion
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
that is to say; so that means
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to go along; to walk along; to follow
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
support; backing; aid; assistance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
moment by moment; hour by hour
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough