-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
snake; serpent; large snake
religious organization; religious organisation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk; to chat; to chatter
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
horn (musical instrument)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong