and then; and so; and; so then
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
questions and answers; dialogue
it seems so; that's what it looks like
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(someone else's) parents; both parents
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous
dock; thorough physical examination
Milton; Milton, John (1608-1674; English poet and author of Paradise Lost)