bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
good; goodness; right; virtue
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
undisputed; entirely; perfect
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
near; nearby; not far off
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain