indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
failure; mistake; blunder
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
station square; station plaza
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to do for (the sake of someone else)
three; three years of age
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
moment by moment; hour by hour
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
face; looks; vestiges; trace
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
puddle of blood; pool of blood