declaration; proclamation; announcement
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
birth; creation; formation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
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); to be delivered
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
nature; property; disposition
instability; insecurity; crankiness
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mission; delegation; transmission
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance