compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
vacant house; unoccupied house
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
first-rate; finest quality; the best
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
nothing but; none other than
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
choices; alternatives; options
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
all night; throughout the night
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby