to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
now that; since; so long as; because
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to set on fire; to ignite
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
dull sound; muffled sound
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
on the occasion of; at the time of
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
nature; property; disposition
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
this (very thing); this precisely
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
rule; reign; government; governing
governor-general; governor; viceroy
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to hide; to keep to oneself