dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
body; group; party; company; troupe
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
depravity; corruption; degradation
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
calamity; disaster; accident
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
journal; magazine; periodical
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be led by; to be headed by
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to strangle; to constrict
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
censorship; inspection; examination