simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
mixed race; mixed parentage
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
questions and answers; dialogue
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem