suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
decapitated head of an enemy
to prove; to substantiate
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in
near; nearby; not far off
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
one (thing); one piece; one item
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
senility; dotage; decrepitude
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)