scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to ask; to enquire; to query
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
New Year's Eve; end of the year
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
being devoid of consideration for human beings
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
a dime a dozen; two a penny
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to move (house); to change residence
to face; to go towards; to head towards