to soften; to moderate; to relieve
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to repeat; to do over again
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to become dim; to become blurred
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry