collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to show one's affection; to express one's love
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to look down on; to condescend
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to accompany; to go with; to go together
sickroom; hospital room; ward
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to bend; to warp; to curve
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
private tutor; coach; governess
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
convenient; handy; useful
CD radio-cassette player; CD radio-cassette recorder
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
short distance; short range; short-haul
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to add (e.g. a postscript)