to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
testimony; (verbal) evidence
human pillar; human sacrifice
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
view; opinion; finding; findings
official announcement; proclamation
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
competing; competition; auction
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
desperately; for one's dear life
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to get accustomed to using
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
various countries; various regions; various provinces
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
mobilization; mobilisation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)