greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
out of character; unlike one
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
grasp; catch; understanding
eating; bite (in fishing)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
for dear life; barely escaping alive
affectation; showiness; pretence
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
the last moment; the very end
to chase; to run after; to pursue
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
disintegration; self-destruction
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
simmering; (boiling) gently
serious; not joking; straight