devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
speech; expression; wording; language
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
-less; lacking; non-existing
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
can't help; won't make much difference
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
attendance; presence; appearance
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to need; to call for; to require
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
2nd day of the month; two days
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
land route; overland route; by land; overland
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart