to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
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 (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
surely (not); certainly (not)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
artificial hill (in a garden)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
painter; artist; illustrator
high; noble; refined; advanced
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
quack doctor; unqualified doctor; inept doctor
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule