descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
self-justification; excuse
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to play a leading role; to play a central part
impossible to do (although wants to)
celebration; congratulations
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
yearned for; longed for; missed
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
root; source; origin; cause
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
while alive; during one's lifetime
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider