how many people; a number of people
giving; provision; furnishing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
class; heading; group; category
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
endurance; perseverance; patience
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
self-control; self-restraint
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to raise one's voice; to shout
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
flash (of light); glint; schiller
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
phantom; vision; illusion
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
results (of a study or investigation)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
telecommunications; correspondence
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner