to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
trembling from fear; trembling all over
news of someone's death; obituary
function; facility; faculty; feature
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
near; close by; within reach; familiar
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
piece of evidence; evidence
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to throw into; to toss into
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
(turned out) all right in the end
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
the deceased; the departed
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
shopping; purchased goods
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
than; other than; except; but
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
guess; conjecture; surmise
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing