soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
the first and second; a few
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
posterity; future life; life to come
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to bring; to take; to bring about
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
property; fortune; means; assets
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion