remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
tall stature; tall figure
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
triumphant return; returning in triumph
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
exorcism rite; purification
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
donation; contribution; offering