oracle; revelation; divine message
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be found; to be discovered
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
level ground; plain; flatland
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
branch office; branch store
to understand from experience
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
beautiful woman; pretty girl
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to grow taller (of people)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
otherwise; or else; if not
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
main street; avenue; boulevard
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation