sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
attributive form (of a Japanese verb or adjective)
binding particle (e.g. "ha", "mo", "koso", "shika"); linking particle; connecting particle
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
pre-noun adjectival; adnominal adjective
falling over; toppling sideways
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
review (of learned material); revision
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
land readjustment; town planning
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
linked form; bound ending; postpositional particle-verb agreement in literary Japanese
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
small; fine; detailed; stingy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)