to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to run through; to run past
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
towering; astonishingly high
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
wounded person; casualty; injured person
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
slave traffic; slave dealer
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
means; way; method; measure
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
since when; from when; how long
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
standing close together; bristling (with)
oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response