to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
successive generations; successive emperors
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
breaking off; snapping off
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
materials; data; document
document; official papers
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
killing and wounding; bloodshed
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
offender; criminal; culprit
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
calamity; disaster; accident
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to hand over; to surrender
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
government; administration
connection; link; relationship