development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
financial power; financial means; wealth
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
penalty; sentence; punishment
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
situation; developments; outcome
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
messenger; envoy; emissary
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
otherwise; or else; if not
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to raise one's voice; to shout
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
unprecedented; never seen before
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
what people say; rumours; public opinion
hot topic; talk of the town
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve