penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
brilliant; bright; dazzling
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to well up; to burst; to arise
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
dried slices of steamed sweet potato
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
severe wound; serious wound; gash
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
territory; domain; dominion; possession