to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hell on earth; living hell
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
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)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
instant; moment; for an instant
with a start; with a jump
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched