decoration; ornament; trimmings
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to give an impression; to make an impression
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
near; close; beside; third person
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
power balance; balance of power
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
difficult to ...; hard to ...
generation; the world; the age
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to play a central role; to take a leading part
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
protest action; protest movement
continuation; succession; series
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to catch; to capture
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
a few years ago; some years back
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
selection; choice; option
and (also); both ... and; as well as
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left