feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(another's) daughter; young lady
death from disease; death from illness
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
scoundrel; rascal; villain
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
world; society; people; the public
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
in one's own way or style