severe earthquake; violent tremor
palatial residence; stately mansion
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
moaning; muttering; complaining
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
fluent (in a language); flowing
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
like this; this sort; this way
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
related to; in relation to
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
hard struggle; strenuous effort
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
impossible; unlikely; improbable
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
loss; defeat; counter for losses
tradition; legend; folklore
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds