to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
medical science; medicine
group; party; team; squad; section
to say; to tell; to state; to do
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
anything and everything; just about everything
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
ongoing; in progress; afoot
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to appease; to suppress; to calm
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from the beginning; from scratch
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
just you wait and see (as a threat)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
but; however; provided that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
stairs; stairway; staircase
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light