grotesque; disgusting; gross
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
love story; romance; love affair
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to slap; to strike; to spank
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
concussion (of the brain)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
double; twice (as much); twofold
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm