spurt of blood (from one's victim)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
slowly and quietly; smoothly
stealthy steps; soft steps
reopening; resumption; restarting
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
portable toilet; portaloo; temporary toilet
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
near-miss; just missing (each other)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
always having a comeback; fast-talking
advance payment; money paid in advance
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit