dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gem; jewel; precious stone
(not) even once; (not) ever
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
a long time ago; in those days
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
great person; eminent figure
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
this world; this life; world of the living
connection; link; relationship
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
great joy; delight; jubilation
first thing in the morning
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside