middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
any more; any further; any better; any longer
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
river; stream; River; the ... river
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and then; and so; and; so then
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination