payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
good; goodness; right; virtue
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
marriage fraud; fake marriage
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
whispering into a person's ear
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive