tradition; legend; folklore
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(the state of) weightlessness
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
verbal message; word (from someone)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
one's way back; one's way home
mobilization; mobilisation
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(college) president; secretary-general
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
separate case; another matter
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
force (bulldoze) one's way through
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding