hound; hunting dog; gun dog
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
beyond human understanding
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
time; hour; period; class
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
interference; intervention; meddling
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
exaltation; emotional uplift
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
appearance; expression; manifestation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
members; member; constituent
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(some) more; even more; longer; further