to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
opposite side; opposition
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
long-awaited; much-awaited
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble