expressing one's mind; speaking out
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to take someone's life; to kill someone
offender; criminal; culprit
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
puerperium; postpartum period; postnatal period; bed used by a woman in childbirth
to be pregnant; to be with child
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
motive power; driving force
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
letting (someone) die without helping
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
unrequited love; one-sided love
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
ingredient; component; composition
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sooner or later; in due time; in due course