to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to apologize; to apologise
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
like this; in this way; as you see
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
comparatively; relatively
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
shipping industry; marine transport
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty