to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
general; popular; common; typical
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to need; to call for; to require
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to snatch from; to steal from
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
royal capital; imperial capital
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
ordering (materials); placing an order; order