power balance; balance of power
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
personal (employee); employed; retained
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
-less; lacking; non-existing
resultative (refers to a conjunction where what follows is a result of the preceding)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
what people say; rumours; public opinion
index finger; forefinger; second toe
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
a little bit; a little while
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
the other day; lately; recently
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
particularly; only; in the case of
usual; normal; stereotyped
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
here and there; in places
original story; original version; this volume
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
while alive; during one's lifetime
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument