refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one's impressions after reading a book
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
adds force or indicates command
original home; birthplace; originator
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
every other week; every two weeks
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)