evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to beat to death; to kill
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be relieved; to feel relieved
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
divining sticks; counting; calculation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
strong interaction; strong force
trackless; reckless; dissipated
this for sure; certainly is
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
in the future; another day; later
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
reigning; controlling; dictating
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
just the other day; quite recently
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to project; to stick out; to stand out