good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
high and low (social standing)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to cease; to stop; to be over
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to lead someone around by the nose
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
commitment; pledge; promise
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to shout (in anger); to yell
to feel a chill run down one's spine
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
complicated and mysterious
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion