prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
in low spirits; dejected; sad
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
personage; person (deserving of respect)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
land route; overland route; by land; overland
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
natural calamity; disaster
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
control; management; supervision
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
double; twice (as much); twofold
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
(another's) daughter; young lady
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
trial; judgement; judgment
administration of justice
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
for (some) doubtful points to remain
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
carelessness; negligence; oversight