to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
upper half of the body; upper body
see-through (e.g. blouse)
management; administration; operation
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
classification; categorization; sorting
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
tradition; legend; folklore
the reverse; other side; lining
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
considerably; fairly; quite
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
talk; recital; narration; topic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
truth is stranger than fiction
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
chronological order; time series
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to shut in; to confine; to contain
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
three; three years of age
almost; roughly; approximately
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
election; selection; choice