activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
thousands; several thousand
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
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
hot spring district (within a town)
lodging host; lodging place
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to look around; to survey
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out