demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
like this; this sort; this way
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
now that; since; so long as; because
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
exaltation; emotional uplift
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to like; to love; to be fond of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other