borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
divorce; dissolution of adoption
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to underrate; to make light of
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
accumulation; accumulate; store
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
standing firm; holding out
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
calculated; premeditated; considered
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up