to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
unique; peculiar; singular
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
arrogant; haughty; insolent
whispering; murmuring; subdued
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
special; particular; peculiar; unique
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
young girl; lass; adolescent female
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
by myself; in person; by oneself
foreign; abroad; overseas
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to see through; to see the true nature of something
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
condition; state of preservation
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
influential person; man of importance
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to give directions; to issue instructions
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at