(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
favourable wind; favorable wind
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
private citizen; civilian
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
prospects of victory; chances of success
not yet known; unknown; strange
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
(water-filled) paddy field
agricultural community; farm village; rural
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
day and night; around the clock
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
one's way (ahead); one's path
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
threat; intimidation; menace
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
opposite side; opposition
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
visual confirmation; sighting