blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to change completely; to change suddenly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
point in common; common feature
common knowledge; well-known fact
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
northern part; the north (of a region)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
low dining table; tea table
(battery) charger; AC adapter
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
minimum; at the very least
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
gradually; slowly but steadily
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill