entreaty; supplication; petition
in proportion to; according to; depending on
hair on the back of one's head
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
plump; with a thud; heavily
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
military affairs; military service
text; provisions (act, treaty)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
treatment (of a person); dealing with
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy