insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to stay calm; to keep cool
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
one day; (on) a certain day
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (time that has passed); old (story)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
abundant harvest; bumper crop
here and there; everywhere