aloneness; loneliness; solitude
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
harness (of a dog); pet harness
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim