to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to smear with blood; to kill
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to wash clean; to cleanse
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
writing; composition; essay; sentence
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
paper; note; document; bill
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
understanding person; supporter