true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
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)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be too numerous; to be too much
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
in that manner; like that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
emperor (of Japan); mikado
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
people; citizens; subjects; folk
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to look around; to survey
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge