dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
third day of the month; three days
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
of course; certainly; naturally
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
looking away; looking aside
originally; by nature; from the start
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to shout (in anger); to yell
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)