decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
otherwise; or else; if not
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to have an eye on; to zero in on
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
how dare ...; how could ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
restlessly; in continuous motion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
underground; subterranean
murder; killing; murderer
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(some) more; even more; longer; further
absorption; suction; attraction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)