to prepare for death; to get ready to die
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
one by one; one after another; successively
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become fraught with emotion
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
society; the world; the times
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
trivial; not amounting to much
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
scenery; scene; landscape
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time