to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
excursion; field trip; school trip
school festival; campus festival
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
firm; strong; solid; stable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
imperial throne; the Crown
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome