major incident; major happening; big scandal
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
military forces; hosts; troops
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances