narrator; storyteller; reciter
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
colouring; coloring; colorant
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
drunkenness; intoxication
grip (of hand); grip strength
restoration; repair; mending
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
only recently; just of late
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
reform; reformation; reorganization
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to not believe one's ears
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
rational; logical; coherent
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious