to arrest; to capture; to seize
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to trample; to crush underfoot
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
world-destroying conflagration
stranger; tramp; wanderer
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to satisfy one's appetite
to run about trying to escape
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
discipline; training; teaching manners
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
land near a castle; castle town
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
all (there is); as long as there is
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
certainly; surely; definitely