reason; cause; circumstances
(religious) faith; belief; creed
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to rule; to govern; to administer
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
to stiffen; to become stiff
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to say; to tell; to state; to do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
home area; home town; local
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
having said that; on the other hand
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish