reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
slave traffic; slave dealer
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
giving; provision; furnishing
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
self-defense; self-defence
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
all eyes; public attention
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
(within a) territory; domains
to run about trying to escape
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
good young man; agreeable youth
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to go downhill; to go down a slope
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
remanufacture; reconditioning
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
systematic; organized; organizational