scene; spectacle; sight; view
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
heir; inheritor; successor
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
(not) even once; (not) ever
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
a few seconds; several seconds
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
too (much); overly; excessively
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to sink (into); to get depressed
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
interference; intervention; meddling
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
hand luggage; hand baggage
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock