half-moon; half a month; semicircle
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
strong person; the strong; the powerful
reproachful; hateful; bitter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
and; thereupon; because of that
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
direct control; direct supervision
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cooperation; collaboration
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave