after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
about this time; about now
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to bury; to embed; to implant
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough