decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
military personnel; soldier
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
museum; reference library; archive; record office
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to look upwards; to look up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
front entrance; front door
interior; inside; internal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation