end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
connection; link; relationship
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
secrecy; highly classified information
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
calming down; quieting down
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
piece of evidence; evidence
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
victim; injured party; sufferer
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway