fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fire into; to shoot into
judgment; judgement; discernment
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
personality; character; individuality; personhood
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
power; might; authority; influence
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
percent; per cent; percentage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead