effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
medicine; medical science
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to claim victims; to leave casualties
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
whispering into a person's ear
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
even though; despite; when
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give the stamp of approval
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
such; like that; that sort of
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be infected; to be contagious
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
at this stage; at this point; (only) now