retort; back talk; backchat
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
that is to say; so that means
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
underground lake; subterranean lake
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow