legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
growing wild (naturally); native
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
near; close; beside; third person
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam