terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
normalcy; normality; normal
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
import; importation; introduction; afferent
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
royalty (payment); loyalty
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
in that manner; like that
opening fully; full throttle; full power
calamity; misfortune; disaster
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
suddenly; all of a sudden
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fall; drop; descent; coming down
children's story; fairy tale
to surround; to crowd around
something; some kind of; for some reason
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of