to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
very; much; greatly; a lot of
fascism; fascist; National Fascist Party (Italy, 1921-1943)
depravity; corruption; degradation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
explanation; interpretation
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to be transparent; to leave a gap
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
lately; recently; nowadays
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
accordion; melodeon; concertina
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes