as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
failure; mistake; blunder
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
almost; roughly; approximately
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
contract; compact; agreement
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
true character; real nature
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification