two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
crawling on the ground; shuffling on one's knees; cripple
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
nevertheless; still; however; yet
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
burned down; entirely destroyed
partial destruction by fire
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless