paper knife; letter opener
fretting about forced idleness
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
modern person; people of today
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
establishment; settlement
to fight to the last (death)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
disgrace; humiliation; insult
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
steel; sword steel; sword
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
public execution; public embarrassment
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced