to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to sniff out; to get wind of
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there being no use in arguing (about it)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
pitch dark; total darkness
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
beforehand; in advance; previously
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)