to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
firm; resolute; absolutely
determination; resolution
caricature; cartoon; comics
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to jump upon (a moving object)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
assistant ...; probationary ...
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
what's what; heads or tails
measurement error; calculation error
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
disease; ailment; illness
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
one's house; one's home; one's family
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)