a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
around the world; throughout the world
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
government; administration
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)