to receive divine punishment
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
again and again; repeatedly
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
official name; formal name
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat