summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
otherwise; or else; if not
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
occurrence; happening; incident; event
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
hostility; antagonism; opposition
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
group; party; team; squad; section
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
death rate; mortality rate
sad to say; how sad; alas
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
(apportioning) in small amounts
to be frank; to drop all pretense
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
major incident; major happening; big scandal
systematic; organized; organizational
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact