malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to rain incessantly; to downpour
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in the same way as; just like
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
scale; scope; plan; structure
living thing; living creature; animal; life
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
the other day; a few days ago
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
at first; in the beginning; originally
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to try to do; to attempt to do
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)