(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
square; formal; prim; stuffy
manners; behavior; behaviour
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to differ depending on ...
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
countermeasure; counter-measure
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
even more; still more; further
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
vitality; (one's) life force
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
mobilization; mobilisation
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
moment; brief space of time
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
recovery; rescue; recapture
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
8000; eight thousand; many
near; nearby; not far off
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)