had better ...; had better not ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
process; course; mechanism
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
by itself; automatically; naturally
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to relax; to feel at home
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into