mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to play a central role; to take a leading part
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
counter for generations; epoch
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to stop (plug) one's ears
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
big problem; major issue; big controversy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
accomplishment; execution
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
... years old; age (of) ...
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
next term; next period; next version; next release
death rate; mortality rate
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well