to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
free (of charge); gratuitous
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
pre-war days; before the war
materials; data; document
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift