hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
honor; honour; credit; prestige
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to mark the end; to spell the end
reality; actuality; hard fact
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
vitality; energy; dynamism
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
headquarters; head office; main office
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople