dark brown; colour of tanned skin
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
general; popular; common; typical
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to throw at; to turn; to raise
same family (race, tribe)
woman; female; feminine gender
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
association; union; guild
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to look around; to survey
preface; introduction; preamble
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
considerably; fairly; quite
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)