torturing to death; tormenting to death
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
brightness; splendour; splendor
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
nameless; anonymous; without name
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
outside world; physical world
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
lightning strike; lightning bolt