to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to be smeared; to be covered
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
library; book collection; paperback book
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
keenly felt; heart-wrenching; heart-rending
responsibility; duty; obligation
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
night watch; night watchman