to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be found; to be discovered
besides; in addition; also; moreover
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave