gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to distract one's attention
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be forward; to be impertinent
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
under control (e.g. of territory)
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
with all one's strength; with all one's might
chief; main; principal; major
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to drop; to let fall; to omit
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
importance; emphasis; stress
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand