sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
whispering into a person's ear
near; close; beside; third person
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to die; to lay down life's burden
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
all; entire; whole; altogether
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)