course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
reality; actuality; hard fact
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
covered with; stained; smeared
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
calamity; disaster; misfortune
near oneself; close to one; familiar
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
after that; afterwards; thereafter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher