to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
heart; guts; nerve; central part
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
end of life; death; annihilation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
liver taken from a living animal
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
around the world; throughout the world
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
special; particular; peculiar; unique
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
menarche; first menstruation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
immediately; right away; on the spot
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
material; substance; matter
environment; circumstance
although there are many of them
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper