corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
this (very thing); this precisely
now that; since; so long as; because
empirically; from experience
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to seek a path; to find one's way
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
determination; conviction
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to leave unfinished; to abandon
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words