to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
main ingredient; main component
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
agricultural community; farm village; rural
infants; babies and very young children
material for experiments; experimental material
supply; provision; raising; procurement
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
individual; private person; personal; private
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
what do you want?; can I help you?
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
with a start; with a jump
dispersing; breaking up; running away
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sidelocks; hair at the temples
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
internal or domestic affairs
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment