stock (of goods); reserve; supply
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
first-aid; emergency (aid)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
wounded person; injured person
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
last days; the end; one's fate
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
(in the same way) as before; as always
great laughter; burst of laughter
several times; once or twice
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
around the world; throughout the world
remarkable; striking; obvious
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
annual function; annual event
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)