defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to threaten; to intimidate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
villain; baddie; the villain's part
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
for example; for instance; e.g.
agricultural community; farm village; rural
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
castle tower; keep; donjon
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
knowing; (an) acquaintance