shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shop; small store; business; firm
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
complete change; about-face
scenery; scene; landscape
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
in accordance with; according to
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to tower above; to stand out
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once