jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
article; item; thing; goods; wares
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
discovery; detection; finding
chestnut (horse coat color)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to become hoarse; to become husky
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
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
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
top recommendation; something highly recommended