very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cooperation; collaboration
workshop; studio; atelier
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
evident; plain; distinct; clear
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
great person; eminent figure
killing two birds with one stone
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
comparatively; relatively
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing