to be dead; to be lifeless
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
human intellect; knowledge
surveillance system; monitoring system
interception; monitoring; tapping
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
internal conditions; true state of affairs
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
key person; important person
to happen to hear; to overhear
boundary between villages
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
(water-filled) paddy field
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
place to die; place of death
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
secrecy; highly classified information
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible