scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
such ... as; or some such
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
tendency; trend; inclination
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
flight; desertion; escape
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
5th day of the month; five days
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
10th day of the month; ten days
4th day of the month; four days
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability