mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
length (of an animal); body length
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
reception room; parlor; parlour
matter to be checked or investigated
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
absorption; suction; attraction
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
discovery; detection; finding
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)