trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to accept; to receive; to agree
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
full of troubles, difficulties
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
garrison; occupation forces
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of the New Year
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
(religious) faith; belief; creed
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon