any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
life; living; I; me; student
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut work; one's first work
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
planning; project; plan; design
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
one thin flat object; one sheet
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to die; (lit.) to become a star
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out