dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to retire from public service
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
system; organization; organisation; architecture
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
sentiment; sentimentality
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that; he; she; that person
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
good-natured; of good character
white background; blank; female virgin
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam