tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
one day; (on) a certain day
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
much less; to say nothing of
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
that day; the very same day
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
mobilization; mobilisation
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
(social) position; status
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
marriage proposal; courtship
at first; in the beginning; originally
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
being startled; getting a shock
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with