to show; to bare (the teeth)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
passions; sexual desire; lust
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
coagulation; freezing; solidification
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
composition; constitution
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly