to increase; to add to; to augment
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
boy; son; baby boy; young man
good-looking; fair; beautiful
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
blood vessel; blood relationship
mockery; derision; ridicule
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be a matter of life or death
I have nothing to do with it
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure