fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
snake; serpent; large snake
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
and yet; though; when; in spite of
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
weird; disgusting; sickening
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch