agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
rising; ascending; climbing
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
theatre; theater; playhouse
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
value analysis; volt-ampere; visual aid
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
call; summons; convening; convocation