maintenance; preservation; improvement
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
armed forces; military; troops
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to fall on one's backside
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe