to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to complain; to lodge a complaint
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
although I say; although one might say; although called
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
tens of thousands of years
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
refining; purification; careful manufacture
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
all night; throughout the night
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state