to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to grimace; to make a wry face
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
(not) even once; (not) ever
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
sentiment; sentimentality
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
resonance; sympathetic vibration
without leaving any trace
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to go along; to walk along; to follow
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to lean against; to set against
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)