something like ...; something called ...
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
all night long; all through the night
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
literally; to the letter; literal
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get tired out; to be exhausted
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
grudge; complaint; reproach
leather cover; leather binding
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
condition; state of preservation
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
memory; sense; experience
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern