place; situation; position; location
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
opinion; point of view; visual point
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hot topic; talk of the town
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
major incident; major happening; big scandal
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
man of the hour; woman of the hour
long-established; old-established; traditional
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
proposal; proposition; suggestion
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)