no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
family; members of a family
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
discovery; detection; finding
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to pass (of time); to elapse
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
until now; so far; up to the present
thorough; exhaustive; complete
mental; spiritual; emotional
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem