showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
review; reconsideration; revision
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
right of succession; right to the throne
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
derailment; digression; deviation
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
counter for choices, options, etc.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
guess; speculation; supposition
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
something like ...; something called ...
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to mix; to stir; to blend
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to throw into; to toss into
amount of material resources
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to squash; to crush; to flatten
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
house across the street; neighbor across the street
to show up; to appear; to turn up