timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to get strong; to gain strength
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
slave traffic; slave dealer
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
reputation; respectability
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
authority; power; influence
damage; injury; defamation; harm
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem