several sheets (flat objects)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
conditionally; with conditions attached
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
superb view; picturesque scenery
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
something or other; anything
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to be worn down; to be reduced
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
number of times; frequency; count
colour; color; hue; tints
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act