feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
true character; real nature
atrocious and cold-blooded; cruel; brutal; merciless
dual personality; split personality
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
rather than; more ... than ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
again; once more; a second time
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
defense capability (defence)
results (of a study or investigation)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-