to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to dispose of; to sell off
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to throw oneself (into an activity)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
line; queue; procession; matrix
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
snake; serpent; large snake
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to stay calm; to keep cool
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
conservative without party affiliation
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(medical) doctor; physician
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to manage a state; to govern a country
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran