difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
act of terror; terrorist attack
affidavit; deposition; testimony
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
in the same manner as before; the same as always
radical party; extremists
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
defense; defence; defensive preparations
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
funny story; funny anecdote
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
at that time; in those days
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
already known; well-known
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique