to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
lease agreement; rental contract
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
massing (of troops); gathering
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to go out and away; to leave
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
average height; average body height
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away