to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
very interesting; of great interest
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
on countless occasions; many a time
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
(person treated as a) plaything
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
how many years; how long; what year
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact