wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
preference; priority; precedence
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
fat; tallow; lard; grease
very popular; highly favoured
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
piece; fragment; one (object)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
patriarch; head of a family