half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
nine parts; nine percent; almost
talk; recital; narration; topic
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
doom; fate; misfortune; disaster
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
arrest; apprehension; capture
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
somehow; for some reason or other
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
like water; like it grows on trees
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
all kinds of spirits and goblins
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
secular life; workaday world
joint struggle; common (united) front