plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
gambling den; gambling house
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
control room; control booth
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to lose sight of; to miss
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get angry; to lose one's temper
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
acceleration; speeding up
being too late; losing one's final chance
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...