extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
easy to read; legible; clear
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
outside the country; abroad
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
tank (military vehicle); chariot
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
pointing out; identification
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to settle (in a place); to settle down
long ago; a long time ago; already
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
how long; how far; how much
literature; books (reference); document
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
line; queue; procession; matrix
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word