blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
district; section; sector
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
decline; fall; decay; withering
scene; view; prospect; outlook
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
irony of fate; twist of fate
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
authority; power; influence
leading person; foremost figure
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
man of the hour; woman of the hour
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
heating; application of heat
research area; field of research
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
very great; enormous; serious
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess