pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
true character; real nature
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
being left out; being ostracized
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sense of values; values; value system
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
destination; place one stays during a trip
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
truancy; school non-attendance
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
how many people; a number of people
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
difference; discrepancy; variation
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)