to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
reform; reformation; reorganization
society; company; the public; the world
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to wring the neck; to strangle