tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to crouch; to squat; to cower
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
that country; (arch.) nirvana
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
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
male homosexuality; pederasty
want to ... do something; would like to ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
justification; rationalization
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme