to have a narrow escape from death
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
national costume; (in) native dress
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
stirring; slight movement
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
family; relatives; dependents; household
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
big frame; large figure; huge body
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
innocent; cherubic; childlike
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill