infancy; childhood; tender age
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
natural disaster; cataclysm
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
beginning of the year; the oldest person
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
view; opinion; finding; findings
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
dark night; moonless night
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
everything one does; whatever one does
confidence; trust; faith; credit
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)