securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
graduation ceremony; commencement
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
high spirits; gleeful mood
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
activity; briskness; prosperity
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
small hill; low hill; hillock
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down