familiar spirit; familiar
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
combat power; fighting strength
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
image; figure; figure; form; image
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
snake; serpent; large snake
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour