epidemic; plague; pestilence
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
blood relationship; blood relative
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
weakening; emaciation; decline
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
transactions; dealings; business
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
influential person; man of importance
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
even more; still more; further
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together