nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
string made from twisted paper
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
endurance; perseverance; patience
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
bright sunshine; broad daylight
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
since one was born; (in) all one's life
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
grove of the village shrine
world-destroying conflagration
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to trample down; to devastate
to run about trying to escape
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
platform; home; home base; home plate
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission