to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
private person; individual
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
such; like that; that sort of; very
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
displacement (e.g. of a ship); volume of wastewater
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
8000; eight thousand; many
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
flight; desertion; escape
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession