lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
every year; yearly; annually
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be consistent; to be coherent
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
several million; millions (of)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
decapitated body; deflowered stem
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
forevermore; for eternity
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box