influence; clout; leverage
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to pile up; to accumulate
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
way of asking; way of listening; listener
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
(how) many times; (how) often
to speak; to hear a voice
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to provide; to arrange; to install
aimlessly; without a goal
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle