civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
private tutor; coach; governess
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
district; section; sector
buried gold; buried treasure
tradition; legend; folklore
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
president (of a society); chairman
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inferior goods; faulty item
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale