expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
retainer; retinue; servant
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
urban area; urban district
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
hallucinogen; psychedelic
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
synthetic drug; synthetic narcotic; designer drug
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
sublingual; under the tongue
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling