supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
while; even though; despite
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
summer festival; summer matsuri
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
as (for); for; in the capacity of
the right person in the right place
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously