ill will; malice; evil intent
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
(medical) doctor; physician
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
speech; expression; wording; language
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to change completely; to change suddenly
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
older person with more life experience
to relax; to feel at home
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
(full-length) novel; long novel
family; relatives; dependents; household
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
time axis; time basis; timeline
generation; the world; the age
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer