that's the way it is; such is life
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
offender; criminal; culprit
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be found; to be discovered
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap