key person; important person
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
genuine; authentic; true; real
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
person who has rendered distinguished service
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in the meanwhile; during the time
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)