yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
without leaving any trace
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
this world; this life; world of the living
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
birth; creation; formation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
genuine article; real thing; real deal
battlefield; battleground
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey