animal desires; carnal desires; lust
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to flare up; to fly into a rage
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to hide; to keep to oneself
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to smash; to break into pieces
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
scattered; separated; dispersed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
invisibly; secretly; privately
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
accession to the throne; enthronement
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
rubbing one's hands together
boiled and half-dried bonito