to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
highest ever (number of); record-high; most on record
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
bedside; near one's pillow
rising; ascending; climbing
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
successive generations; successive emperors
best (highest) record; new record
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to remove; to move out of the way
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)