to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Dragon King; promoted rook
family a woman has married into
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
gentle; mild; meek; tender
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
tradition; legend; folklore
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
distrust; unjust suspicion
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
personification; anthropomorphization
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to go too far; to go to excess
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
be (that) as it may; having said that
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking