eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to creep about; to crawl around
what time; (lit.) which hour
period of time; time slot; time zone
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
malicious; deliberately mean
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
what minute; how many minutes
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
as you see; as you can see
to roll about; to writhe about
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to become keen on; to get passionate about
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
midwinter; dead of winter
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
finishing blow; coup de grâce
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
complete change; about-face
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
ostentation; show; affectation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)