with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
witnessing; observing; sighting
delivery; transfer; hand-over
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
long ago; already; a long time ago
to become empty; to be emptied
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be conspicuous; to stand out
essence; true nature; substance; reality
since when; from when; how long
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
now that; since; so long as; because
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
while; during (the time when)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
entreaty; supplication; petition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation