witnessing; observing; sighting
unseasonable; out of season
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
eardrum; tympanic membrane
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
without; unless; have to do
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to fight against; to oppose; to face
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
extermination; annihilation
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to be smeared; to be covered
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat