to take away; to carry off
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to sink (into); to get depressed
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to let out a cry; to break forth
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
does not; can not; will not
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
to be helpful; to be useful
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to jest; to clown (around)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early