dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
lineage; pedigree; good family
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
a drowning man will catch at a straw
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
follow-up report; further news