entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
theatre-going; theater-going
master; masterhand; maestro
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
VIP; very important person
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
reproachful; resentful; spiteful