scandal; deplorable event
transactions; dealings; business
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
invitation; introduction; temptation
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing