(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
depravity; corruption; degradation
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
nape (of the neck); nucha
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
round shape; circle; circular form
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that