maintenance; preservation; improvement
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to give directions; to issue instructions
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
successively; one after another
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
failure; mistake; blunder
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to force one's way; to push through
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to stop walking; to pause
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
confections; sweets; candy; cake
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo