script; libretto; scenario
voyage; passage; travelling
return of something; repayment
trouble; quarrel; dispute
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be pleased with; to suit
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
person killed in action; the war dead
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
religious organization; religious organisation
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
difference in social standing; difference in social position
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
homosexuality; homosexual love
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times