step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
middle of the night; dead of night
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
family; relatives; dependents; household
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
government; administration
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
immature form (of an organism); young animal
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
authenticity; credibility
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
vague recollection; faint memory
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
results; record; grades; marks
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
considerably; greatly; a lot
surface of the earth; ground surface
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.)
to smash down; to beat in
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)