very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
business; trade; operations; sales
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
blood relationship; blood relative
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
matter causing distress; something causing worry
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
24 hours; twenty-four hours
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
research institute; (research) laboratory
occurrence; happening; incident; event
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to hide; to keep to oneself
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to name; to call; to christen; to term
having not the slightest idea
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever