chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
popular name; common name; given name
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
no, not like that (but like this)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
superstition; superstitious belief
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
since when; from when; how long
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate