jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
inspection; examination; survey
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to raise one's voice; to shout
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to save; to leave over; to spare
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
packing (something) in a bag; bagging
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
sampling food or drink; tasting
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye