life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
pungent smell; sharp smell; strong odor (odour)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to go past; to pass; to pass by