(period of) a year; during the era (of)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
prize money; monetary award; reward
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to become hoarse; to become husky
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fine view; beautiful sight
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
good humour (humor); good mood
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
archipelago; group of islands
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
major incident; major happening; big scandal
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...