standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
interference; intervention; meddling
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
big leakage; uncontained leak
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to send word (to); to write (to); to hand over (one's business to a successor); to transfer; to tell (one's successor) about
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to need; to demand; to take; to require
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
three; three years of age
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
legend; folklore; tradition
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
circulation; dissemination
heroic legend; legend of heroes
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
very likely; very probable
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
spot; point; place; position
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
one by one; one after another; successively
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed