length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
arch of the foot; plantar arch
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to jump at; to be attracted by
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
shoji (paper sliding door)
absolute obedience; complete submission
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
change of schedule; schedule change
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
general mobilization; general mobilisation
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)