downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
class; heading; group; category
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
center; centre; metropolis
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
being startled; getting a shock
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
fee; charge; rate; material
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to become inverted; to become reversed
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)