to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
superiority complex; sense of superiority
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to take turns; to mingle together
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave