to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
(in the same way) as before; as always
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
because of; owing to; due to
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
being too late; losing one's final chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
stairs; stairway; staircase
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances