sea of blood; pool of blood
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
instability; insecurity; crankiness
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
after a long time; for the first time in a while
older brother and younger sister
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
just the other day; quite recently
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to die; to lay down life's burden
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
of no interest; not interested
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
parting; separation; farewell
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
relation; relative; kind; cordial
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what