suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stop talking; to be silent
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to surround; to crowd around
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
place; room; margin; scope
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
superstition; superstitious belief
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
influence; clout; leverage
valuable article; valuables
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident