pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
authority; power; function
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
how many years; how long; what year
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
finger flick to the forehead
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
long ago; a long time ago; already
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
sunlight; rays of the Sun