secretariat; executive office
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
impossible to do (although wants to)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
single word; a few words; brief comment
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
not yet known; unknown; strange
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
people; citizens; subjects; folk
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
grasp; catch; understanding
time; season; period; phase; stage
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity