depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to take flight; to disappear
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
around the world; throughout the world
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
conviction; belief; confidence
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
in proportion to; according to; depending on
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
place; position; location; position; standing; status