condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
call; summons; convening; convocation
notice; notification; report; posting
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
newly appointed; inaugural
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
many problems; various problems
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
reality; actuality; hard fact
to mark the end; to spell the end