thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have a talk; to tell a story
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
in one's own way or style
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
property; fortune; assets
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word