especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
sick person; patient; invalid
to spread; to be propagated
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace