does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
ordinary citizen; the general public
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
chain mail (armor, armour)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
feminine; womanly; female
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
way; method; means; (technical) specification
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
receiving an electric shock
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes