war; battle; match; game; competition
economic world; financial circles; business community
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to speak; to say; to vocalize
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
public bath; communal bath
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to lie deep in; to extend far back
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
responsibility; duty; obligation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
great numbers; numerical superiority
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)