vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
pride; boast; credit (to)
to forget completely; to leave behind
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
academic; scholarly; scientific
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
how many years; how long; what year
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to feel sick; to be nauseated
dying; death; dead; useless; damned