to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to reach an impasse or deadlock
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
sunlight filtering through trees
one large ...; a great ...
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to tighten; to press hard
still; as yet; as it has been
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
muni (Indian ascetic or sage); Buddha
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
stealthily; secretly; in secret
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures