circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
finishing blow; coup de grâce
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
outline; summary; argument
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
authenticity; credibility
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
door; gate; opening; title page
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
manly; masculine; like a man
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
being too late; losing one's final chance
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
horror film; horror movie
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to overflow; to brim over; to flood