to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
programme; program; plans; arrangements
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to approach; to draw near
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)