the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to take over; to hand over
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
police; police officer; police station
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to order; to command; to appoint
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
one end; an end; part; fragment
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to recover consciousness; to come to
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to hand over; to surrender
polite; respectful; reverent
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
decapitation; decapitated head
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations