important; momentous; essential; principal; major
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
moment; brief space of time
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
how long; how much; to what extent
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
number of persons; personnel
serious wound; serious injury
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
decrease; reduction; decline
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)