head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
that; the matter in question
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
usually; under usual circumstances
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
visual hallucination; vision
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
torturing to death; tormenting to death
bet; wager; stake; gamble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
since when; from when; how long
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently