the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hit hard; to strike hard
to take flight; to disappear
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
penalty; sentence; punishment
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
the way back; the way home; return trip
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
lock-opening; lock-picking
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen