to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
prompt answer; direct personal answer
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
urgency; exigency; emergency
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
clear; precise; definite; distinct
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be at a loss for words
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
testimony; (verbal) evidence
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
how can (one) do something
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
later on; eventually; afterwards
to discuss; to talk together
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)