to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
society; public; community; social studies
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
news of someone's death; obituary
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to fight against; to oppose; to face
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
memory; sense; experience
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
is that so?; I see; right; oh