to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
long (time that has passed); old (story)
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
family; relatives; dependents; household
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
that day; the very same day
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
the same rank; equality; apposition
donor; contributor; provider
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
unprecedented; never seen before
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
of all things (days, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to give; to do (something) for
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb