snake; serpent; large snake
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
complete change; about-face
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to sniff out; to get wind of
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
don't you think?; indicates question
sharply; harshly; stingingly