to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to assemble; to set up; to construct
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to offer (put up) resistance
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
light; faint; pale; fleeting
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
second marriage; remarriage
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
another; different; separate; discrete
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
aggression; invasion; raid
meeting; facing; confronting
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
intelligence; intellect; brains
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy