slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
other than; excluding; without
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
in a day; in a brief space of time
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
word game; wordplay; playing with words
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster