black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
fluent (in a language); flowing
heartless; inhuman; unfeeling
epidemic; plague; pestilence
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before
calamity; disaster; accident
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
addition; annexation; appendage
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
source of funds; resources; finances
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)