the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to check; to stop; to keep back
calamity; disaster; accident
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to remove; to move out of the way
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
please (give me); please (do for me)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash