collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nice person; good-natured person
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
taste; palate; sense of taste
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to raise one's voice; to shout
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace