toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
neutralizer; neutraliser; counteractive; antidote
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
settler; colonist; immigrant
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
beginning of the world; creation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
present (brought by a visitor); gift
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
your husband; her husband
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession