road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to use up all one's strength; to die
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
person who has committed suicide
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
choice; selection; option
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
time; hour; period; class
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
of course; certainly; naturally
smell of something rotten; rotten smell