ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
military campaign; battle; war
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
unqualified; without qualifications
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to be frank; to drop all pretense
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
even though; despite; when
to be astonished; to be amazed
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
form; shape; figure; visage