while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
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 (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
acting ability; talent as a performer
to mix; to stir; to blend
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to profess to be; to pass oneself off (as); to advertise oneself (as); to advertise; to announce; to make publicly known
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
provincial dialect; local accent
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
connection; link; relationship
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp