safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
a few years ago; some years back
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
shopping; purchased goods
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
consequence; outcome; result; blame
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
royal capital; imperial capital
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to gather; to collect; to assemble
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)