to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
semi-transparent; translucent
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
all; entire; whole; altogether
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be helpful; to be useful
to be silent; to say nothing
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
stealthily; secretly; in secret
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
true character; real nature
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
simply; merely; only; solely
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
price; cost; value; worth; value
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly