precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
middle and high-school students
charming; fascinating; attractive
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
possible; likely; probable
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the way back; the way home; return trip
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by