exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
tool; implement; means; furniture
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
snake; serpent; large snake
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
ingredient; component; composition
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
prudent; thoughtful; discreet