to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
senility; dotage; decrepitude
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
madness; craziness; insanity
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to not take seriously; to take lightly
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
pride; boast; credit (to)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself