renewal; update; innovation; improvement
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
calamity; disaster; accident
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
aging; wearing out; deterioration
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
particularly; only; in the case of
several people; a few people
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
pest extermination; pest control
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter