letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
place of execution; execution site
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
rising; ascending; climbing
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after