courteous; decorous; polite
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
general idea; concept; notion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to change completely; to change suddenly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat