false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
race (of people); type of person
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
concession; conciliation; compromise
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
private affairs; personal matter
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
starting point; point of departure