pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
several minutes; a few minutes
paper bag for putting a present in
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
recovery; rescue; recapture
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
traditional; conventional
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
official announcement; proclamation
social status; social position
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be in danger of; to be liable to
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
abuse; misuse; perversion
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
dissection; autopsy; analysis
(dying of) natural causes
exceptional item; extraordinary product