epidemic; plague; pestilence
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
revengeful ghost; apparition
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to mix; to blend; to combine
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just