collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to raise one's voice; to shout
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
incompetent; have no merit
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
periodic; regular; routine
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
(medical) doctor; physician
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
regulars; regular soldiers
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to live through; to survive
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
putting life into; animating; cheering up
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally