kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
(a person's) family background; lineage
turmoil; chaos; confusion
interference; intervention; meddling
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
confusion; distraction; derangement
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
big frame; large figure; huge body
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
dull sound; muffled sound
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
in the midst of the enemy
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
boasting of one's strength
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
interest; (investment) yield; profits
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)