protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
thorough; exhaustive; complete
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
very likely; very probable
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
role of the villain; the bad guy
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
grandfather; male senior-citizen
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
family; relatives; dependents; household
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
omen; sign; notice; indication
town; city; municipal; urban
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly