one night; all night; overnight; one evening
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
town; city; municipal; urban
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
article; news story; report; account
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
extermination; annihilation
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
telecommunications; correspondence
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
government office; agency; board
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)