to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
carefree; free from worry
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
light; faint; pale; fleeting
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
site; point on a map; spot
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
other side; opposite side; other party
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort