Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
smoothly; easily; readily
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sobering up; method of sobering up
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
phantom; vision; illusion
both; both sides; both parties
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
putting into operation; invocation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
dealing with; coping with
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
outsider; someone outside of a group
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter