veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
huge rock; firmness; solidity
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
notice; notification; report; posting
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing