bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
this place; where one comes from; here
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
tendency; trend; inclination
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
senior high school; high school
close; intimate; on good terms
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)