wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
kick; treating (someone) poorly
to stare back (at); to glare back
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
technique; art; skill; move
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
woman; female; feminine gender
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
before the gate; in front of the gate
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
quietly; slowly; gracefully
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar