whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
bluff; false show of power; bold front
have to do; must; should; ought to
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
(made of) stone; stone-built
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to live through; to survive
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
sense of values; values; value system
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
looking or acting as if one owned the place
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin