proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
contemplation; meditation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
way out; means to escape; escape route
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
proposal; offer; request; application
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
retainer; vassal; servant
to squeeze out; to wring out
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
end; close; conclusion; termination
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
choice; selection; option
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
as far as the eye can see
recovery; undoing; recall
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away