enlightenment; instruction
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
recovery; undoing; recall
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
video camera; video camcorder
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
promotion (school, military, etc.)
periodic medical check-up (examination)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
composition; setting (of music)
blighted love; disappointed love
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament