to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
likability; favorability; popularity
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
decision; determination; resolution
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
of course; certainly; naturally
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
extermination; annihilation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
with a friendly grin; smilingly
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
together; at the same time; same; identical
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
feeling; sense; impression
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist