majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
since then; from that time; ever since
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bedridden; confined to bed
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
retainer; vassal; servant
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity