to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one