condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
literally; to the letter; literal
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reason; cause; history; origin
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
barren woman; sterile woman
absence; disregard; indifference
relation; relative; kind; cordial
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be selected (from among many people)
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
number of persons; personnel
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
in respect of; in regard to; as for
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe