person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to have a rumor circulating
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to keep (a person) waiting
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
complicated and mysterious
certain; definite; clear; credible
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
body; physical system; (the) person
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
reflective water surface; reflecting water
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
to play dumb; to feign innocence
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
age thirty; one's thirties
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
the lower classes; the common people
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
banknote; bill; note; paper money
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
at once; there and then; immediately
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning