something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to spread; to be propagated
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to press a question; to cross-examine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to apologize; to apologise
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
serious; severe; grave; acute
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to refuse; to decline; to deny
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
superstition; superstitious belief
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored