to be dead; to be lifeless
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
bedside; near one's pillow
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to show; to bare (the teeth)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
death penalty; capital punishment
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
grip (of hand); grip strength
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
either way; in any case; one way or another
remaining; left-over; excess
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
striking; remarkable; considerable
deviation; departure; omission
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to suffer; to groan; to be worried