male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
beforehand; in advance; previously
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
absolute obedience; complete submission
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
radical (of a kanji character)
to recover consciousness; to come to
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
entreaty; supplication; petition
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
only; merely; but; no more than
older sister and younger brother
wicked heart; evil design
close; intimate; on good terms
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate