scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
extremely; very; really; super; so
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste