most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
abstention; nonparticipation
small fraction; small proportion
isolation; being alone; being friendless
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
this world; this life; this generation; present day
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
induced explosion; secondary explosion
civilized nation; civilised nation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
if so; in that case; in that situation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again