parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
to crumble away; to collapse
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
outside of one's area of expertise
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
ritual; religious service; festival
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
when it comes to; concerning
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
great hurry; great haste; rush
court dress; full-dress uniform
complete set; all; everything
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
empress dowager; queen mother
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
financier; business leader
advocate; proponent; supporter
chronological order; time series
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
first of all; first thing
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
offence; offense; hindrance
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant