companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
power; might; authority; influence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
directivity; directionality; intentionality
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
because of; owing to; due to
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
directly opposite; right in front
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to have a talk; to tell a story