phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
living thing; living creature; animal; life
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
several minutes; a few minutes
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
sword with rusted edge; useless sword