annotation; commentary; explanatory note
secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
sworn brother; buddy; pal
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
wheat straw; barley straw
same country; same province; the (said) country
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
monster cat; cat with magical powers
to cause someone to worry
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to cut off (a relationship)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
the ocean; the great deep
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen