to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
since then; from that time; ever since
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
while; during; while; although; all; both
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stairs; stairway; staircase
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry