scale; scope; plan; structure
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
floor above; floor upstairs
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
underground train; subway
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
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)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
New Year's Eve; December 31
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
New Year's sake; spiced sake