something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
the same as always; day after day
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
issue; offspring; paternal blood
act of terror; terrorist attack
three; three years of age
major incident; major happening; big scandal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(with a) start; fright; alarm
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
until now; so far; up to the present
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
fee; charge; rate; material
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
black-market lending; illegal loan
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money