unprecedented; never seen before
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whole story; full picture; full particulars
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to become decrepit and ugly with age
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
all kinds of spirits and goblins
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
interruption; suspension; break
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to stop midway; to interrupt
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination