refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
open; spacious; extensive
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to finish reading; to read through
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to spread; to be propagated
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
land near a castle; castle town
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)