fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to withstand; to be able to endure
to look down on; to make light of
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to throw on the fire; to burn
right under; directly below
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
route; way; course; directions
straying; wandering off course
to lose one's footing; to slip
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
dullard; indecisive person
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
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