divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
siren (in Greek mythology)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
precipice; cliff; flat head
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
application; request; petition
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
river fish; freshwater fish
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
... and eastward; east of
much less; to say nothing of
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(fishing) fly; lure; artificial fly
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to be splendidly handsome
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise