core system; mission-critical system
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
superstition; superstitious belief
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to move around; to move about; to get around
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor