about; concerning; related to; -ish
company; corporation; workplace
how; in what way; how about
burned down; entirely destroyed
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
special; particular; peculiar; unique
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
until now; so far; up to the present
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged