to split; to be split; to splinter
to dry up completely; to become stale
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to ask a high price; to overcharge
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wound suffered in a fight
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to surround; to crowd around
to dye; to colour; to color
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard