activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
carnivore; carnivorous animal
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
proposal; proposition; suggestion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to become pale; to turn pale
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful