descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to come face to face (with)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to make sure of the truth
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
objection; dissent; protest