development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue