effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
something like ...; something called ...
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
individual; private person; personal; natural person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to summon courage; to be brave
regret; repentance; remorse
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
such; like that; that sort of