shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
center; centre; metropolis
along the road; along the way
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
eruption; volcanic eruption
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to gain fame; to make one's name
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
special; particular; peculiar; unique
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
front; frontage; facade; main
imposing stance; daunting pose
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
way of calling (something or someone)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in the same way as; just like