serious wound; serious injury
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
superiority; predominance
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
setting a bad example to others
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
caller; visitor; company; guest
sign; indication; omen; symptom
general classification; broad categorization
living person; the living
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
precondition; prerequisite
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
take-off (of an aircraft); lift-off (of a spacecraft, rocket, helicopter); blast-off
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
refloating; getting off a reef; getting off the rocks
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death