cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
in comparison to; rather than
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
cave; cavern; den; grotto
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
deep inside; innermost place
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding