criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
manners; behavior; behaviour
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
complete recovery of health
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
recovery; undoing; recall
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
in this manner; in this way; like this
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
desperation; struggle to the death
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
as expected; as predicted
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
departure; leaving; setting off
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)