errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
cessation; (coming to an) end
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
middle of the night; dead of night
along the river; riverside
health; healthy; sound; fit
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
splish-splash; with a splash
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
promoting; increase; advance
standing tall; towering; soaring
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem