structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
large amount of money; great cost
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
hereabouts; around there; that area
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
wound (suffered in a fight)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
independent action; acting alone
calm; composed; leisurely
royal castle; imperial castle
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
three days and three nights
legend; folklore; tradition
too many to count; too numerous to mention
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend