rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be settled; to be brought to an end
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
practical problem; practical matter
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
classification; categorization; sorting
format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.); size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar