ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to mix; to stir; to blend
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
sublime; noble; high-minded
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
beautification; glorification
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
at that time; in those days
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
finish; finishing; finishing touches
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to attract; to be used to
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
scenery; scene; landscape
space; interval; space character; whitespace
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago