tool; implement; means; furniture
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to have the privilege of doing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
fixed date; appointed day
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness