to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
say-not monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to continue to do; to persist in doing
fortress; stronghold; citadel
untouched; unused; intact
starting point; point of departure
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
see-through (e.g. blouse)
truth is stranger than fiction
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
chronological order; time series
northern part; the north (of a region)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
southern part; the south (of a region)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sense of duty (obligation)
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine