to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to knock down; to knock off
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
declaration; proclamation; announcement
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
on the occasion of; at the time of
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall