to be conspicuous; to stand out
to become better; to improve
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
health; healthy; sound; fit
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
originally; by nature; from the start
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
quite; utterly; really; completely
tedious; boring; being fed up with
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
alone; by oneself; on one's own
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim