arm; skill; efforts; ability
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
murder; killing; murderer
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
of course; certainly; naturally
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
even though; despite; when
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out