far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
commencing with; including
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
chain letter that promises bad luck if you break the chain
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
almost every day; almost daily
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
this and that; one thing or another
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark