vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
extensive; vast range; wide scope
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
as; because; with; due to
accumulation; accumulate; store
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
practicality; utility; usefulness
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
at that time; in those days
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to establish; to formulate
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
one day; (on) a certain day
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
curse; spell; malediction
exhibition; display; putting on show
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk