as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
messenger; envoy; emissary
how; in what way; how about
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
news; word; tidings; omen
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
trivial; not amounting to much
forcibly; against one's will
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
guess; speculation; supposition
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
usually; under usual circumstances
courtesy call; courtesy visit
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
preface; introduction; preamble
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
hidden treasure; treasured article
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe