to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
for work; for manufacturing
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
splish-splash; with a splash
information; news; report; reward; retribution
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
second; number two; runner-up
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
first class plus; extra special
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
just a handful; only a small number (of)
muddy water; red-light district
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
to have a smattering knowledge of
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
prime of one's working life