(as alike as) two peas in a pod
descendant; posterity; offspring
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
financial power; financial means; wealth
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
company; corporation; workplace
as is usual with; in common with
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
illegitimate child; secret love child
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to gather; to collect; to assemble
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
daytime; noon; broad daylight
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
house for rent; rented house; renting a house