to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one's own child; one's own children
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to shut in; to confine; to contain
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to comfort; to console; to amuse
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
will; testament; last request
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
characteristic; feature; special quality
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
decision; determination; resolution
exactly as stated; verbatim
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
middle of the night; dead of night
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
desperately; for one's dear life
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)