to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
major powers of the world; great powers
to begin some form of lifestyle
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
convenience; user-friendliness
admission limit; restricted admission
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
entering a village; moving to a village
regular customer; general audience; general public
to miss (one's chance to ...)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
daily necessities; goods for everyday life