guess; speculation; supposition
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to ascend (the throne); to accede
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
yen (currency of Japan); circle
earth dug out of a construction site
receiver; receiving entity
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
long (time that has passed); old (story)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way