to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
civilized person; civilized people
if it is the case that ...
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
semi-transparent; translucent
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
long time; long interval; for quite some time
several times; once or twice
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
mountain range; mountain belt
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)