escape;  break-out;  prolapse;  proptosis
 to the last;  persistency;  thoroughness
 seems to be;  appears to have;  supposed to be
 distance in a straight line
 making a round trip;  going and returning;  round-trip ticket;  return ticket;  correspondence;  exchanging (letters)
 method;  process;  manner;  way;  means;  technique
 to be fragrant;  to smell (good);  to stink;  to smell (bad);  to glow;  to be bright
 banknote;  bill;  note;  paper money
 wow!;  oh!;  yeah!;  alright!;  waah!;  boohoo!
 beyond this point;  from now on;  after this
 incredible;  unbelievable;  terrific;  impressive
 old;  former;  the old;  old things;  old times;  bygone days
 saucepan;  pot;  stew;  hot pot
 island;  one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang);  one's turf
 feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures);  fiefdom;  province
 plot of land;  lot;  soil;  locality;  region;  place
 monster cat;  cat with magical powers
 strife;  riot;  (media) uproar;  brouhaha;  feud;  tussle
 cold (e.g. weather);  uninteresting (esp. joke);  lame;  dull
 cannot be helped;  unavoidable
 present day;  modern times;  recent times;  early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
 to build up;  to complete;  to construct;  to make up;  to fabricate;  to invent
 successive generations;  successive emperors
 prime minister;  chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.);  premier
 crowd of people;  great number of people;  in great numbers
 February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936);  February 1936 military revolt
 military personnel;  soldier
 to resound;  to be heard far away;  to reverberate;  to shake;  to come (home);  to remain (with someone)
 to appear;  to come in sight;  to become visible;  to be expressed (e.g. emotions);  to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
 phew;  whew;  huff;  whoo;  wohoo
 resignation (from a position)
 timid;  weak-kneed;  fainthearted;  bearish (e.g. market)
 prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government);  premier
 oh;  ho;  exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.;  hoo (owl call);  toot (sound of a flute)
 interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
 house (e.g. of Tokugawa);  family
 speaking of ...;  when it comes to ...;  as for ...;  if one were to say ...
 producing (people) in great numbers;  appearing one after the other
 noted family;  noble family;  prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
 one day;  (on) a certain day
 poor;  needy;  lacking (quantity and quality-wise);  poor;  scanty