afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
almost; roughly; approximately
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
complete stranger; total stranger
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
threat; intimidation; menace
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
family; members of a family
that's a different matter; that's a different story
otherwise; or else; if not
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to shake one's head (in denial)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
street at night; making a night journey
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion