abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to cut; to slit; to cut open
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to hit hard; to strike hard
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
treasure house; storage for valuable property
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
double doors (opening from the centre)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
round shape; circle; circular form
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
major earthquake; large earthquake