(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
residence; housing; residential building
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
comfort; consolation; diversion
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
deep inside; innermost place
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to increase; to add to; to augment
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
fall; drop; descent; coming down
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to be in danger of; to be liable to