safe; vault; storage cabinet
both sides; two sides; double-sided
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
mountain range; mountain belt
array; muster; line-up; full force
enemy territory; hostile place
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
inner-city area; city center
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
older sister and younger brother
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
100,000; hundred thousand
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
helping hand; help; support; aid
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
though; even if; whether ... or ...
ignoring (one thing) for (another)