devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to win and advance to the next round
to try to do; to attempt to do
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to have a chill run down one's spine
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
playing the victim; playing the victim card
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty