character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
stealthily; secretly; in secret
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to take; to catch; to capture
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
preliminary investigation; preparation
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to appease; to suppress; to calm
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
persistence; single-mindedness
just like; the same as; no different than
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say