poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
legend; folklore; tradition
hokora; small wayside shrine
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
town; city; municipal; urban
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
period of time; time slot; time zone
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
how long; how far; how much
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake