to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
interior; inside; internal
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
legendary beast; magical beast
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
our country; our land; one's own country
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
hostility; antagonism; opposition
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
interference; intervention; meddling
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food