to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to cover fully; to wrap around
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
I see; that's right; indeed
conviction; belief; confidence
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
waking; waking up; awakening
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
time; season; period; phase; stage
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem