to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(not) even once; (not) ever
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
edge of the eaves; house frontage
of course; certainly; naturally
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
else; in addition; besides
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to invite in; to show someone in
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river