negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
mammonist; money-worshipper
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
cautious theory; conservative theory
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
children's story; fairy tale
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
particularly; only; in the case of
despotic government; autocracy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
accomplice; co-conspirator
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections