exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
unmarried; not yet married
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
then; and (then); in that case; if so
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore