death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Japanese person; Japanese people
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
in that manner; like that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question