amount of sugar; sugar content
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
speech; expression; wording; language
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
with a start; with a jump
instruction in the ways of love
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
blighted love; disappointed love
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
very much; exceedingly; extremely
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)