hot topic; talk of the town
beginning; outset; first; onset
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
order of chivalry; chivalric order
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
every place; various places
large number (of); many; majority
massing (of troops); gathering
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
decision; determination; resolution
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
curse; spell; malediction
item; something that one "just has to have"
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group