sudden; abrupt; unexpected
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
how many people; a number of people
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
on bad terms; at loggerheads
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
prohibition; inhibition; ban
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
secret; private; surreptitious
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
schedule; program; calendar
to be helpful; to be useful
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling