fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
wood (for building); lumber; timber
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
irresolution; indecision; vacillation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
connections; contacts; influence
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
samurai; warrior; military family
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)