the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
our country; our land; one's own country
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
almost every day; almost daily
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
slight; little; insignificant
to govern; to manage; to subdue
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
infertility; sterility; barrenness
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
not limited to; not just ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
thereupon; shortly thereafter
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility