(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to go out and away; to leave
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
without; but if; otherwise; or else
no matter how much time passes
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to show; to bare (the teeth)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
true character; real nature
to become clear; to be made public
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
pride; boast; credit (to)