official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
but; however; even though; even if
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
tag (children's game); tig
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to set a watch; to post guards
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
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
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
stockpiled materials; stockpiled supplies
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
certificate; credentials; testimonial
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering