serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
principal raw material; main raw material
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
preparation; provision; guarding
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
penalty; sentence; punishment
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
frequency (of occurrence)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
precondition; prerequisite
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
influential person; man of importance
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
change; alteration; modification
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
less than ...; smaller ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize