(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
thickness; profundity; depth
metal plate; metallic plate
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
clanging; empty; deserted
vacant house; unoccupied house
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
true character; true heart; true spirit
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
small grain; small stature or ability
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
curiosity; inquisitiveness
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
mature; becoming precocious
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
cesspool; sink; manure sink
staying behind; remaining; residual
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)