shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
concealment; suppression; hiding
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
tradition; legend; folklore
to face on; to look out on to
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
residence; housing; residential building
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
north wind; northerly wind
port city; harbor city; harbour city