thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
only; merely; but; no more than
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
near; close; beside; third person
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to continue to rain or snow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration