expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
document case; letter tray
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to visit frequently; to haunt
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
January; first month of the lunar calendar
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
finger marks; dirt from the hands
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety