disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
right beside; close to; nearby
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
matter of time; question of time
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
by today; before the day is over
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
such; this sort of; like this
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
start; commencement; beginning; initiation