dilapidated house; deserted house
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
(social) class; rank; grade
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to approach; to draw near
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
that day; the very same day
all night long; all through the night
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
in a little bit; after a short while
moment by moment; hour by hour
stomach ache; abdominal pain
number of times; frequency; count
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to have a rumor circulating
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished