for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to have one's name entered (in a list)
husband and wife; married couple
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
what happens twice will happen thrice
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
probability; likelihood; chances
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
individual; one by one; separate; each
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
dealing with; coping with
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off